Product description

Product Description

The BAR208 Weather Station with Weather Alert, combines a wireless weather station with a radio controlled clock and calendar. This wireless weather station brings you all the vital weather information

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Our old weather station was the same model as this. It gave out recently (due to the heatwave?), so as we liked it so much we have bought an identical one.

It has all the features we want, i.e:Large easy to read displayEasy to adjust mode – day/date/timeGood weather predictionButton inside to change from C to FIce alert and various symbols which warn of snow etcEasy to fit batteries/take off panel to do soIndicates humidity inside and out – useful for deciding whether to do/take in washingPhases of the moonEasy to clean

We keep it on the windowsill in the kitchen, where it is visible but unobtrusive.

My wife likes the gentle orange light - non-wakening if you happen to come downstairs in the middle of the night.

Purchased to replace my ancient Oregon scientific MTR101 ( simply because the remote sensor was apparently dead after spending several weeks filled with water ...... after drying it out , it's now working again , a testament to how rugged & durable OS kit is ! )Easy to set up , although as others have found , getting a signal for the automatic clock is a bit hit-and-miss ( but no different from most other devices in that respect )The temperature gauges are pretty accurate ( about +0.2C different from my old MTR101 , which under-read by about 0.1C compared to a mercury thermometer )The wireless link between the remote & the base unit is also good , easily getting a signal from over 30' away through a solid concrete wall.Not too sure about how waterproof the remote is , though , as unlike my old one there's no 'O-ring' seal for the battery compartment lid.

The only complaint I would have is that - again , as reported by others - the 'Ice Alert' light is extremely bright & there appears to be no way to turn it off ( a strip of 'black nasty' over the top of it does the job , though )

Somewhat disappointed by this. I bought it because a remote sensor for the one I've had for over 20 years died and I couldn't find a replacement. The new one does have some plusses; a radio clock and moon phase, but the display is nowhere near as clear and crisp as the old model, despite it's age. It's upward tilt makes this worse as it's best viewed from slightly above.It's also now clear that the new remote sensor is compatible with the old base station, and vice-versa. For this reason I am not returning it. I can now have a base station in two locations reading the same remotes.I hope this information is useful for other owners of the old type, despite research I couldn't find the compatibility info on the internet.

I have owned several models of these before (all Oregon Scientific), so am used to them.

All functions are present and work as expected.

The biggest issue is the design of the internal module - it is rubbish. The designers have tried to be different for the sake of being different and come up with a rubbish product.

First of all, you cannot hang this on the wall - previous models allowed you to do this.

Even when it stands on its own, because of its leaning design, it is most unstable. A gust of wind or similar will knock it down. Additionally, you cannot operate any of the buttons (e.g. light) without holding the unit with one hand and pressing the button with the other.

A good example of how to ruin a decent product.

Updated:

After having used this for a few months, I have lowered the rating even lower. This is because the external temperature keeps disappearing a few times a day. The external sensor is less than 5 metres away!

This is one of those amazing gadgets that you never knew you needed until you come to rely on it. For me, the most important aspect of it's function is the temperature. The Met Office can't be and isn't precise for every town/village. I have had one for about fifteen years and this was bought as a present for someone else. Have you ever looked outside and thought it was warm out there, only to find you wished you'd put more clothes on? Well, my weather station tells me how to dress when going running. I know which layers and how many to put on at any given temperature so no more dithering. Also, knowing the exact temperature where you live, you know whether there might be ice underfoot and if so, how severe it might be etc. I wouldn't be without one now and would recommend it without any hesitation.

Nice clear screen and no problems with reception. The outside sensor is only about 3m from the house and works perfectly. The flashing ice alert LED (activated at +3 degrees and below) is a bit annoying but if I understand the instructions properly it's only activated by the external sensor on channel 1 so I assume if I change the sensor to use channel 2 (or 3) it will no longer flash. Give it a month or so and it'll no longer be an issue anyway!

Updated after a few months: I'm still happy with this and it still works well, however, it has a hell of an appetite for batteries. Roughly once a month I have to replace the 3 AA's in the main unit and the single AA in the sender. I've only used Duracell Ultra Power which are good quality batteries. I've knocked 1 star from my review owing to the 40+ batteries it eats each year.

I bought this weather station having read the reviews and having decided that the positives outway the negatives. I had read that it was rather large, so was ok with that. Setting up was very easy - it found the time within minutes and it took a little longer to detect the outdoor sensor but it found it farely quickly. I've already had a "fog warning" in the middle of the heat wave, lol, but never mind. I didn't want it so much for the weather warnings, more for the other indications it has (indoor/outdoor temperature, humidity, moon phase and weather predictions). Some people have complained about the display being too dark, but I don't find that at all and it has a light switch which makes it very easy to read anyway. So far, it works very well and I'm very pleased with it.